Archive for the ‘Jukebox’ Category
Touchups
Its been a few weeks since I’ve posted about the Jukebox. Right now I’d say its 90% done. The hardware and software are running perfectly. The cover around the monitor was painted yesterday and put into place today, just needs to be screwed in. I decided to not paint the rest of the cabinet. The [...]
The Hook-Up
A few weekends ago I got the monitor and hooked it up to the computer. The jukebox is now functioning, at least computer wise. The cabinet hasn’t seen much work but its nice to actually be able to use the jukebox. Its fully loaded with almost 1,000 albums and runs decent. There is some lag [...]
Tool time
Today I took a screwdriver to the cabinet. Removed the brackets that held the controler panel down and removed the coin mechanism. There must have been 50 screws holding that all together. That was easy stuff. The fun stuff involved electricity. The fluorescent light at the top now works. I spliced the cable with some [...]
The Jukebox
I am falling way behind in documenting the Jukebox project. By the way, I’m building a Jukebox. The idea for and design of the jukebox were found in the same place. The Rock Bottom Brewery in Chicago. Although I had used “internet” jukeboxes in the past the inspiration didn’t hit me until that night. Half [...]
